One of the few issues conclusively settled by the Treaty of Ghent was __________. A) ending impressment of American sailors B) British agreement to vacate western posts C) excluding the French from western settlement D) creating a buffer state for Indians in the Northwest ANSWER Answer: B
The growth of coastal cities in the United States between 1790 and 1820 is most closely linked to which of the following? A) immigration B) the booming international shipping trade C) migration from the countryside D) the abolition of slavery in New England ANSWER Answer: B
What were the elements of Henry Clay’s American System? What objections did Clay’s opponents have to his proposals? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: banks; tariffs; roads and infrastructure; federal versus state powers and responsibilities; winners and losers as a result of Clay’s proposals
Slave marriages __________. A) were expressly forbidden by most slave owners B) were considered legal in most southern states C) were encouraged by most owners D) had little chance to survive ANSWER Answer: C
Georgian Robert Smith is an example of a __________. A) small yeoman farmer B) landless white man C) large planter D) southern abolitionist ANSWER Answer: A
The planter ideology presented the male master as a __________. A) father figure B) king or emperor C) corporate executive D) factory supervisor ANSWER Answer: A
Jackson responded to South Carolina’s nullification of the Tariff of 1832 by __________. A) ignoring it and waiting until the state came to its senses B) threatening to collect the tariff at gunpoint if necessary C) charging the entire South Carolina congressional delegation with treason D) demanding that Congress abolish the tariff at once […]
Jackson’s view of the presidency was that __________. A) it symbolized the popular will B) he answered to no one C) it was like a monarchy D) he served the Congress ANSWER Answer: A
The official policy of the U.S. government from the time of Jefferson’s administration was to __________. A) force Indian peoples west B) exterminate Indian peoples C) promote the assimilation of Indian peoples D) treat Indian peoples as equals ANSWER Answer: C
A crucial aspect of the new putting-out system was __________. A) uniform parts B) apprenticing C) assembly lines D) division of labor ANSWER Answer: D